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here's harry reid. let's take a listen. >> -- this motion when it arrives. >> ice here. >> it's here? okay. it's here. momentarily. that's what i meant. >> the chair lays before the senate the following message from the house of representatives. >> resthoovl the house insist on its amendment to the amendment to the senate of the resolution -- >> when they speak of the message, what they're eventually saying is they're bringing over what the house did last night, and the house voted to send their bill, the bill that includes the one-year delay and the individual mandate, plus the idea that the members of congress and their staffs do not get any special deductibles or treatments when it comes to the health care law, and they voted to go to conference. and now the senator reading that business, dealing with it, and senator harry reid in a minute will officially start dealing with it. now they're calling the roll. as they do that, which of course means they have to call 100 names, now we will sneak in a qui
here's harry reid. let's take a listen. >> -- this motion when it arrives. >> ice here. >> it's here? okay. it's here. momentarily. that's what i meant. >> the chair lays before the senate the following message from the house of representatives. >> resthoovl the house insist on its amendment to the amendment to the senate of the resolution -- >> when they speak of the message, what they're eventually saying is they're bringing over what the house did last...
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harry reid had heavy nra backing the last few campaigns. is it really that surprising that they pulled it at this stage? >> yeah, to me personally, it really is. i would have thought after what we saw happen in connecticut that it -- that there would have been -- it would not have been as difficult. if you're sitting back and watching this and you look, for example, at the headline that you just showed us earlier with all of the pictures of those children that were literally slaughtered, most numbers of the american public have to be saying this is an absolute travesty. what is so difficult about this? why is it that there is a belief in our country that you need to have these type of weapons at home? quite clearly this person could not have slaughtered all the children if you didn't have an assault weapon. >> the politics are very tough, john. you have red state democrats in louisiana, arkansas, alaska, they don't want to touch an assault weapons ban with a ten foot pole. >> and i think it was a big part of the democratic strategy in '06 w
harry reid had heavy nra backing the last few campaigns. is it really that surprising that they pulled it at this stage? >> yeah, to me personally, it really is. i would have thought after what we saw happen in connecticut that it -- that there would have been -- it would not have been as difficult. if you're sitting back and watching this and you look, for example, at the headline that you just showed us earlier with all of the pictures of those children that were literally slaughtered,...
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mcconnell was angry all these pro harry reid -- these harry reid advisers running super pac ads against him. now parry reid is pushing more buttons. this is reid being reid. >> i can't help but look at, this i feel like it's a carbon copy of what we saw happen to harry reid in 2010. >> absolutely. >> mcconnell may win but he is going to come out of this a battered, battered politician. >> absolutely. harry reid is nothing if not a fabulous politician. that not only is what happened to him in nevada but that was a playbook we saw in a couple other states where republicans had a tough time. yes, i'm sure he's perfectly happy to let this tea party -- >> the biggest frustrations for republicans is the waste of money in primaries. mitch mcconnell has been the biggest opponent to barack obama, he stopped him on levels, the tea party should be pleased. we're wasting resources. mcconnell will win and that's fine. we could take that money and take back the senate and do something against obama. >> he's wildly popular in kentucky. >> come back, a teaser for you, talk about bob filner. coming back
mcconnell was angry all these pro harry reid -- these harry reid advisers running super pac ads against him. now parry reid is pushing more buttons. this is reid being reid. >> i can't help but look at, this i feel like it's a carbon copy of what we saw happen to harry reid in 2010. >> absolutely. >> mcconnell may win but he is going to come out of this a battered, battered politician. >> absolutely. harry reid is nothing if not a fabulous politician. that not only is...
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does he owe harry reid an explanation? >> he does. the option, they rolled out the trillion dollar coin, smartly, over the weekend. he said i'm not going to negotiate. the reality is, an agreement that has taxes in, spending cuts, but also the debt ceiling would not be a negotiation. >> and jennifer, what's interesting, i keep hearing from republican leadership. they would love to actually, they don't want, the debt limit is not where they want to have this focus. they want it on the government shutdown, the continuing resolution, but they don't know how to get their members to see it the way they see it. >> that's right. a long time ago in the ages of 2011, they thought that using the debt ceiling was a great idea and got them great leverage. they have climbed up the mountain and rig down the mountain so many times with this president. >> climbed down the mountain. i think it was a -- >> good point. talk about a cliff. but, you're right. they don't really want to play that game. they don't want to be accused of not paying the country
does he owe harry reid an explanation? >> he does. the option, they rolled out the trillion dollar coin, smartly, over the weekend. he said i'm not going to negotiate. the reality is, an agreement that has taxes in, spending cuts, but also the debt ceiling would not be a negotiation. >> and jennifer, what's interesting, i keep hearing from republican leadership. they would love to actually, they don't want, the debt limit is not where they want to have this focus. they want it on...
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the president of american bridge and former spokesman to harry reid. political reporter for "the washington post," nice to see you. robert costa, washington, d.c. editor for the national review and a cnbc contributor. this is my debut doing the gaggle. i appreciate your help. i want to put up the numbers. here's the democratic senator who is have not endorsed smarmg. same-sex marriage. what is the hold up for senators of this sort waiting still? >> a lot have a personal view for religious reasons or whatever reason on this issue. that should be respected. there is political pressure from the left that the centrist division in the democratic party doesn't seem to be against same-sex marriage. you have to be for it. that's what the red state democrats are trying to acknowledge and reconcile their own politics with. >> we heard from rob portman saying she in support of same-sex marriage, citing his son, a yale student who is gay and told his family that in 2011. why have we not heard from the republicans. it seems like an anomaly. >> it is an anomaly. if
the president of american bridge and former spokesman to harry reid. political reporter for "the washington post," nice to see you. robert costa, washington, d.c. editor for the national review and a cnbc contributor. this is my debut doing the gaggle. i appreciate your help. i want to put up the numbers. here's the democratic senator who is have not endorsed smarmg. same-sex marriage. what is the hold up for senators of this sort waiting still? >> a lot have a personal view for...
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. >> so you're -- i'll let angela respond to that in terms of saying, it's harry reid's fault the gun control didn't go through? >> no, i think that gun control or any gun safety measure is going to be a challenge. you live in a different day and age, where big money has a lot to do with this and is controlling this. so the senator from arkansas as well as the other senators who had grave challenges in voting for or against this bill had the nra to come up against, as well as balancing the needs of their state citizens. so i just, i don't know that it's an obama problem or a harry reid problem. >> the quinnipiac poll has out obama disapproval 49, approval, 45, in terms of -- for his job approval. 2012, obama, somewhat unexpectedly, though, provided some decent coattails for a lot of people. democrats certainly did well in the senate races, they did in the house races. they increased their margin. this time around, 2014, is there -- are there obama coattails at all, or, similar to 2010, do people have to really keep their distance? >> well, it always depends on the location, but a midt
. >> so you're -- i'll let angela respond to that in terms of saying, it's harry reid's fault the gun control didn't go through? >> no, i think that gun control or any gun safety measure is going to be a challenge. you live in a different day and age, where big money has a lot to do with this and is controlling this. so the senator from arkansas as well as the other senators who had grave challenges in voting for or against this bill had the nra to come up against, as well as...
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harry reid, who does not want to compromise as all will not give an inch o.j. this. >> shameless plugs. >> i wasn't ready for one, but -- >> who do they play this weekend? >> there's a great story in the paper from my colleagues about john boehner saying to his colleagues that he is in fact going to raise the debt ceiling. >> okay. >> well, i'll give them something to fight about and fight for and that should be sensible regulations and reg reform. when congress is inactive, it means our agencies are dealing with the law and we need reg reform. >> my colleague has a story in politico about how bad the relationship is between the four congressional leaders right now. >> particularly reid and boehner. >> they hate each other. >> and the chiefs of staff don't even like each other. >> worst ever. st. peter's catholic school on capitol hill, blou ribbon school from the department of education. congratulations to st. peter's school. >> that's it for this edition of "the daily rundown." what a week. we'll be back monday. latest news on the shutdown. by monday it becom
harry reid, who does not want to compromise as all will not give an inch o.j. this. >> shameless plugs. >> i wasn't ready for one, but -- >> who do they play this weekend? >> there's a great story in the paper from my colleagues about john boehner saying to his colleagues that he is in fact going to raise the debt ceiling. >> okay. >> well, i'll give them something to fight about and fight for and that should be sensible regulations and reg reform. when...
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harry reid trying not to jam the house, but the way the timeline looks now is harry reid will strip the bill of language and moves to cutoff the bill tomorrow. the senate will send over a clean bill and could get to the house by saturday. there is debate on what happens next. one possibility is the house buys a little time by sending back a one-week spending bill. >> i think they still could have time to send something different back, particularly if they sent along with it, a short-term like one week clean cr so there would be no disruption. >> texas republican congressman said we are not going to just vote on a clean cr and accepted it back over if we can come to some sort of agreement and to a short-term piece while we are working on language, fine. if not, we are stuck. >> they are being dominated still by ted who tori. senator john mccain went at him with a different argument and said they cast different judgment on the 2012 election. >> that doesn't mean we give up our efforts to try to replace and repair obama care. it does mean that elections have consequences. >> mccain also hi
harry reid trying not to jam the house, but the way the timeline looks now is harry reid will strip the bill of language and moves to cutoff the bill tomorrow. the senate will send over a clean bill and could get to the house by saturday. there is debate on what happens next. one possibility is the house buys a little time by sending back a one-week spending bill. >> i think they still could have time to send something different back, particularly if they sent along with it, a short-term...
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something democratic leader harry reid calls music to his ears. conservative leaders put up a road block yesterday. they wrote a letter to lawmakers in the house to put pressure on boehner to amend party roles to codify the so-called hastert rule which prevents legislation from coming to a vote unless the majority of the majority party supports it. groups including the club for growth have all signed on. that pressure for boehner will only get harder for him if he does bring the vote to the floor and it doesn't have more, 50% plus one of the house republican majority. all right. finally turning to the campaign for 2013. after the primary that drew less than 3% of the voters, the democratic ticket is now set in this year's most consequential race of the year, the governor's race in virginia. former dnc chairman terry mccullough will not have to compete with the attorney general with a northern virginia only ticket. democrats picked a state senator from norfolk to be their lieutenant governor. he beat former u.s. chief technology officer chopra with
something democratic leader harry reid calls music to his ears. conservative leaders put up a road block yesterday. they wrote a letter to lawmakers in the house to put pressure on boehner to amend party roles to codify the so-called hastert rule which prevents legislation from coming to a vote unless the majority of the majority party supports it. groups including the club for growth have all signed on. that pressure for boehner will only get harder for him if he does bring the vote to the...
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harry reid. you think this is a good thing for democrats? >> what we have to figure out is a solution where a president gets up or down votes fairly quickly on his own nominees. >> better term limit? >> right. >> you think there either should be a distinction? >> sure, i think judicial nominees, i think legislation, keeping some balance into what the senate has always been, understanding that the filibuster has been wildly abused over the past four years. but, you know, the notion that the secretary of labor was appointed almost four months ago and is yet to get a vote. i mean, look, people may disagree with him. they may disagree with the epa nominee. they may disagree with the cfpb even being created but that person deserves an up or down vote. >> it seeps all of the disputes are never over the nominees but they're over what they think the nominees are going to do in office. the policies of the epa they're not going to like no matter who's in charge. the consumer financial protection board is something they never wanted invented. >> i go b
harry reid. you think this is a good thing for democrats? >> what we have to figure out is a solution where a president gets up or down votes fairly quickly on his own nominees. >> better term limit? >> right. >> you think there either should be a distinction? >> sure, i think judicial nominees, i think legislation, keeping some balance into what the senate has always been, understanding that the filibuster has been wildly abused over the past four years. but, you...
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it echoes with democrats nancy pelosi and harry reid said. the democrats have already compromised by agreeing to the republicans's call for a budget number. here's the question. can boehner and gop leaders sell that message? is boehner has the problem. we identified before the shut down began. how does he now get something for all the plate cal pain republicans caused themselves? yesterday indiana congressman said the fight is no longer just about the health care law. >> we're not going to be disrespected. so that's where we are at today. we have to get something out of this and i don't know what that even is. throw the keystone pipeline and economic growth policy in there and then you have republicans talking. >> there you go. suddenly it's not about health care. they are stuck. this is what happened when you go down this path. you have this mentality that if agree to the others's terms, it's a surrender. washington likes deadlines that force action the it's looking more and more like the deadline when the u.s. hits the borrowing limit and t
it echoes with democrats nancy pelosi and harry reid said. the democrats have already compromised by agreeing to the republicans's call for a budget number. here's the question. can boehner and gop leaders sell that message? is boehner has the problem. we identified before the shut down began. how does he now get something for all the plate cal pain republicans caused themselves? yesterday indiana congressman said the fight is no longer just about the health care law. >> we're not going...
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you saw him yesterday with several house conservatives saying this is now on harry reid. instead of saying this is going to come back to you, house republicans. that may have pushed and he may get less of what he wants because of that. >> he gave john boehner now. we are talking d.c. dysfunction. we will talk about that more later. this sunday on "meet the press," wayne la pierre in the first interview since the navy yard shooting. the white house soup of the day, rajun cajun gumbo. a friday staple these days. do a. let's go to school. let's go to save. and then, let's go to town. so then we can go do, absolutely nothing. let's do this. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. this echo blower. just $159 bucks. before mike could see his banking and investing accounts on one page... before he could easily transfer funds between the two in real time... before he could even think about planning for his daughters' future... and link it to his bank of america bank account to help free up plenty of time for the here and now. that's the wonder of streamlined
you saw him yesterday with several house conservatives saying this is now on harry reid. instead of saying this is going to come back to you, house republicans. that may have pushed and he may get less of what he wants because of that. >> he gave john boehner now. we are talking d.c. dysfunction. we will talk about that more later. this sunday on "meet the press," wayne la pierre in the first interview since the navy yard shooting. the white house soup of the day, rajun cajun...
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people like harry reid said guess what? we spent the last year half working on it, we're going to lean into this thing. harry reid leaned into it, said i voted for this thing. hear the great things about this. wee going to work to fix anything that doesn't work. >> stick around. we've got a lot more to talk about. still to come, alan krueger, he joins us from one of his last tv interviews as a senior white house economic. but first, the longer serving member plays favorites. is speaker boehner one of them. but first, today's trivia question. how many second ladies have become first ladies? first person to tweet the connect answer gets the shoutout. we're going to make you think for at least a few minutes before you google this. little harder to google. >>> time for the your business entrepreneurs of the week. new moms allison and allison realized they didn't have a good place to take their babies in new york city, so with their husbands, they opened apple seeds, a clean, unique play space in manhattan. it was a big success
people like harry reid said guess what? we spent the last year half working on it, we're going to lean into this thing. harry reid leaned into it, said i voted for this thing. hear the great things about this. wee going to work to fix anything that doesn't work. >> stick around. we've got a lot more to talk about. still to come, alan krueger, he joins us from one of his last tv interviews as a senior white house economic. but first, the longer serving member plays favorites. is speaker...
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if that is part of what harry reid is asking for, we are in for a long seat. if defunding obama care is an overreach for republicans, exceeding the spending caps that have lowered spending for the first time since the korean war. that is a non-starter. >> explain this to me. explain to me about january. you have 988 which the senate democrats agreed to. my guess is the white house it sounds like are part of the collins plan. they wanted to stop it before sequestration kicked in. they wanted to see if there was room to negotiate. why not do this until mid-january and use that to negotiate what you top the do on spending. why is there a health care thing on the laws stuck to them? >> let me turn that around. we have fine votes in the united states and to repeal the medical device tax and not delay, 79 senators, republicans and democrats voted to repeal the tax. it is not going to work. it is not popular. >> where do you get the money you lose on the medical device tax? >> there a number of revenue enhancers and papers that can come out of the budget exitee. that
if that is part of what harry reid is asking for, we are in for a long seat. if defunding obama care is an overreach for republicans, exceeding the spending caps that have lowered spending for the first time since the korean war. that is a non-starter. >> explain this to me. explain to me about january. you have 988 which the senate democrats agreed to. my guess is the white house it sounds like are part of the collins plan. they wanted to stop it before sequestration kicked in. they...
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. >> sounds to me like harry reid is trying to change the subject. if i were taking all the incoming fire that he is taking over obama care, i would try to change the subject too. >> i would support this law. i would be looking to change the subject. >> another raw exercise of power to permit the majority to do everything they want whenever it wants to do it. it is obama care 2. >> we thought he said if you like the senate rules, you can keep them. >> it's hard to imagine it could get worse. the bitter relationship between harry reid and mitch mcconnell is likely to get more contentio contentious. they are threatening to return the favor the next time they are in charge with the senate and the white house. >> my friends on the other side of the aisle, you will may regret this a lot sooner than you think. >> this is wisdom that eliminating could be a relief for members of the gop's compromise caucus, especially the folks with reelection coming up? we will have more on this later in the show. it's an interesting way to think about it. ever since he arr
. >> sounds to me like harry reid is trying to change the subject. if i were taking all the incoming fire that he is taking over obama care, i would try to change the subject too. >> i would support this law. i would be looking to change the subject. >> another raw exercise of power to permit the majority to do everything they want whenever it wants to do it. it is obama care 2. >> we thought he said if you like the senate rules, you can keep them. >> it's hard to...
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now it's not harry reid jamming john boehner. you have bob corker who went on the senate floor and said this is not the republicans, this is two republicans. so he has basically given cover to harry reid. >> well, senator cruz and lee obviously don't worry so much about this kind of division in the republican party. and they are perfectly -- look, it's not as though the people who have been with them all along are going to say, oh, now we're with very senator corker. they're going to say why is this guy, corker siding with the democrats and doing their dirty work for it. >> but is it siding with the democrats for a clean cr? >> i think that is what senator cruz and senator lee supporters are going to say. there's just no downside as far as i can tell -- >> politically. >> politically for senators cruz and lee for taking the position that they have. >> even if boehner jams them. if boehnanoehner gets jammed an republicans get blamed for the shutdown. >> what you've seen the last few days especially is the republican party division
now it's not harry reid jamming john boehner. you have bob corker who went on the senate floor and said this is not the republicans, this is two republicans. so he has basically given cover to harry reid. >> well, senator cruz and lee obviously don't worry so much about this kind of division in the republican party. and they are perfectly -- look, it's not as though the people who have been with them all along are going to say, oh, now we're with very senator corker. they're going to say...
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harry reid is not willing to accept that deal. kind of interesting he wants to go all in. >> here is what we know. we don't have a deal yet. less than two hours votes on the executive appointees. first richard cordray, appointee to head consumer financial board. if the republicans filibuster him or any of the seven nominees, harry reid says he's going to deploy that nuclear option. so we have kind of less than a two-hour window. you alluded to one of the sticking points, democrats are saying, look, we might be able to work out a deal on seven nominees so they don't get filibustered today. we want to be able to have the opportunity to deploy the nuclear option going forward. remember, there already is a vacancy at the department of homeland security. there could be other appointees in other big confirmation fights. democrats are saying, look, we wan to resolve this but also resolve future matters as well. >> obviously a history of senate changing its rules, founding of the institution. from where we sit politically, the election in
harry reid is not willing to accept that deal. kind of interesting he wants to go all in. >> here is what we know. we don't have a deal yet. less than two hours votes on the executive appointees. first richard cordray, appointee to head consumer financial board. if the republicans filibuster him or any of the seven nominees, harry reid says he's going to deploy that nuclear option. so we have kind of less than a two-hour window. you alluded to one of the sticking points, democrats are...
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harry reid on the floor two days ago saying there are 40 votes and they need 60. but there is a disconnect on gun legislation in general between congress and the american public. you pointed this out to me and i wanted to note it. quinnipiac poll of florida voters, support for gun safety measures, 91%, 91%. 91% of people don't agree on anything. 91% of people are in favor of universal background checks. i think we both agree the assault weapons ban is going nowhere. 56% of floridians are in favor of that. why is even background checks, looks like a pretty heavy legislative lift. what's the disconnect? >> it is fascinating. this is not just this quinnipiac poll, it's national polls where we see 90% of people saying they're for universal background checks. 88% of people who own guns in this quinnipiac poll said that they were in favor. >> that may be the more amazing number, gun owners, 88%. >> but this issue of universal background checks as biden talked about in that interview was something that in even the '94 assault weapons ban debate, the nra was widely agains
harry reid on the floor two days ago saying there are 40 votes and they need 60. but there is a disconnect on gun legislation in general between congress and the american public. you pointed this out to me and i wanted to note it. quinnipiac poll of florida voters, support for gun safety measures, 91%, 91%. 91% of people don't agree on anything. 91% of people are in favor of universal background checks. i think we both agree the assault weapons ban is going nowhere. 56% of floridians are in...
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before the vote, harry reid promised democrats would reject any of the health care provisions added when the senate returns at 2:00 p.m. this afternoon. the senate spokesman said republicans will be faced with the same choice they have always faced. putting the funding bill on the floor and leting it pass or force a republican government shut down. at some point probably around dinnertime, they will send the same clean funding bill back to the house. what does speaker boehner do then? house majority kenneth carthy said they are considering an 11th hour plan. >> they will send them not to shut the government down, but to fund it. they will have a few options there for the senate to lock at again? >> what are the options? boehner has three options. one, he buys time by sending a clean funding bill for a week or two or less. he sends back something the senate might be able to pass. both ruled out attaching going it, but a repeal of the tax is potential low something that a majority might say let it go, we are against it anyway. he sends something he knows they will reject to prove to the ba
before the vote, harry reid promised democrats would reject any of the health care provisions added when the senate returns at 2:00 p.m. this afternoon. the senate spokesman said republicans will be faced with the same choice they have always faced. putting the funding bill on the floor and leting it pass or force a republican government shut down. at some point probably around dinnertime, they will send the same clean funding bill back to the house. what does speaker boehner do then? house...
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could it end up helping harry reid and the democrats in their battle with speaker boehner. as cruz was getting started, president obama was sitting down with president clinton. by the way, today it will be hillary's turn to take her place and discuss women decision makers. that impromptu on purpose hello between president obama and the reigning president, it never happened. iran's new leaders struck a moderate tone in his address and does not like his tweets. we will get the latest on the action in tehran. good morning from washington. it's wednesday, september 25th, 2013. this is "the daily rundown." let's get to the first reads of the morning. i guess it's all over, but the shouting, ted cruz is in his 19th hour of his marathon talk by midday today at least when it comes to the bail is trying to block. this will signify nothing. the point is to disrupt or delay. his effort has done neither. he doesn't have the votes to prevent them from taking up the bill. that vote will take place today as scheduled. that makes what is doing on the floor on screen a fake buster. cruz beg
could it end up helping harry reid and the democrats in their battle with speaker boehner. as cruz was getting started, president obama was sitting down with president clinton. by the way, today it will be hillary's turn to take her place and discuss women decision makers. that impromptu on purpose hello between president obama and the reigning president, it never happened. iran's new leaders struck a moderate tone in his address and does not like his tweets. we will get the latest on the...
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congressional leaders from senate republican leader mitch mcconnell and harry reid and house speaker, john boehner. you have the highest negative ratings. the public is voicing frustration and nearly three quarters think congress is contributing to the problems in washington instead of working to solve them. 29% said that their own congressional representatives deserve to be reelected. that's the business anymore. 63% claim that they would give a new person a chance over their own member of congress. the highest percentage ever recorded on that question. half of folks we surveyed think there will be another government shut down. 28% don't think it's going to happen. that's how cynical the public has become. americans are frustrated. 40% say they are less confident about the health care law after what they have seen, heard, or read. they didn't tell them any specifics, just said what you know about it, how confident are they? this crisis is producing this entire mix of anger and frustration and despair and overall, just 22% believe the country is heading in the right direction. althoug
congressional leaders from senate republican leader mitch mcconnell and harry reid and house speaker, john boehner. you have the highest negative ratings. the public is voicing frustration and nearly three quarters think congress is contributing to the problems in washington instead of working to solve them. 29% said that their own congressional representatives deserve to be reelected. that's the business anymore. 63% claim that they would give a new person a chance over their own member of...
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while defunding the president's law, harry reid declared it dead. what's less clear is the calendar of events that gets us to funding in the government. in an awkward move, ted and a few other senators vowed to filibuster or block anything from voting on that house bill. it's a bill that faces support. this is weird. >> it should be an easy decision for senate republicans and to support house republicans. any vote for closure and to allow harry reid to add funding if are obama care for the threshold, a vote for closure is a vote for obama care. >> it's all confusing and some of you are going to be banging your heads against the tv. that language is -- they managed to alienate the conservatives in the house. the reviews with bob costas, they said a dozen plus republican senators are fuming over cruz making a vote to proceed seem like support for a law that they hate. >> this has been one of the strangest weeks i have had in washington. i say that because as soon as we listed ted cruz, our featured guest this week, i got unsolicited be surge and quest
while defunding the president's law, harry reid declared it dead. what's less clear is the calendar of events that gets us to funding in the government. in an awkward move, ted and a few other senators vowed to filibuster or block anything from voting on that house bill. it's a bill that faces support. this is weird. >> it should be an easy decision for senate republicans and to support house republicans. any vote for closure and to allow harry reid to add funding if are obama care for...
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harry reid needs to do the same to get this worked out. >> some of the headlines from our poll, among the bigger be numbers is this idea that house republicans, the perception of house republicans are putting their own agenda over what's good for the country. 70% overall. 40% of republicans. how do you respond to a number like that. >> clearly the media is not going to get out all the things going on. when you look at what it's about, it's not about a partisan fight. the president acknowledged that there is serious failings. he issued over 1200 waivers. we have been asking for fairness. don't just give a break to big business and members of congress. make it apply to everybody. if it has problems, go and address the problems and get the economy moving again. >> did you guys make a mistake by not entering into a larger budget when the opportunity was there? you could have appointed that and even the negotiations that started before funding ran out. you have been calling for negotiations in the last couple of weeks. you could have forced formal negotiations. is that a mistake. >> paul r
harry reid needs to do the same to get this worked out. >> some of the headlines from our poll, among the bigger be numbers is this idea that house republicans, the perception of house republicans are putting their own agenda over what's good for the country. 70% overall. 40% of republicans. how do you respond to a number like that. >> clearly the media is not going to get out all the things going on. when you look at what it's about, it's not about a partisan fight. the president...
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does harry reid have the democrats for a yearlong debt increase? not sure. house republicans feel good about passing small spending bill s which so far the administration and harry reid have scoffed at. but the death benefits reported on this morning the pentagon is not sending out, the house republicans passed a bill authorizing and providing funds for paying death benefits to the families of servicemen killed in action. that will pass 430-0 in the house. does reid not take that up? a dynamic situation. >> neera, white house signaling they would take anything short term. have they given too much? >> look, i think it's reasonable to say we're going to take a clean cr. a lot of democrats and progressives are worried about what the next zboeshgs is like -- >> they don't like the idea of being locked into long negotiations. if they agree to that, baner is saying we're locked in a room for eight weeks. >> the issue is it needs to be clean for a period of time. and at the end of the day we have to have a big resolution. i think it's true that there's been some mo
does harry reid have the democrats for a yearlong debt increase? not sure. house republicans feel good about passing small spending bill s which so far the administration and harry reid have scoffed at. but the death benefits reported on this morning the pentagon is not sending out, the house republicans passed a bill authorizing and providing funds for paying death benefits to the families of servicemen killed in action. that will pass 430-0 in the house. does reid not take that up? a dynamic...
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jim matheson and senators harry reid and tom udall. by using one less trash bag each month, we can. and glad forceflex bags stretch until they're full.* so you can take them out less often. you're talking to the guy who hasn't approved a new stapler purchase in three years. but then i saw the new windows tablet, with a real keyboard, usb port, and full office. it's a tablet that works for work. plus, it's got apps and games, for after hours, of course. compared to an ipad -- way more value. these tablets are such a steal; i couldn't find a reason not to buy them. ♪ honestly, i wanna see you be brave ♪ >>> my takeaway today, a look at the broken trust between the intelligence community and congress. it's been ten years since the biggest intelligence failure of this decade, when the u.s. failed to find any weapons of mass destruction in iraq. now whether it's the nsa or the cia, america's intelligence apparatus is coming under more fire in the wake of revelations about robert levinson's role as a cia contractor. but it's bigger than that. the u.s. government has denied to this day
jim matheson and senators harry reid and tom udall. by using one less trash bag each month, we can. and glad forceflex bags stretch until they're full.* so you can take them out less often. you're talking to the guy who hasn't approved a new stapler purchase in three years. but then i saw the new windows tablet, with a real keyboard, usb port, and full office. it's a tablet that works for work. plus, it's got apps and games, for after hours, of course. compared to an ipad -- way more value....
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go ahead. >> the reason we took this to the edge is because harry reid can't pass a budget out of the senate. if washington was working fine, the budgets would pass in april lake they do every year, we would spend the next six months discussing it and be on the floor in november in a conference report and these situations would be avoided. >> to brad's point, i would not let it go -- it's like a debate. i think you get a minute here to respond. but john boehner has taken the lion's share of blame for plan "b", was harry reid, at the end of the day, the deal came to be mcconnell and biden cut the deal. what was reid's role? did he play the role he should have played? >> i think he played the role. i think the role is, we need to get a deal. we need to save middle class families from having their taxes go up. whether you're at the forefront or you're huddled back with your troops, making sure you've got the votes, i think he gets that credit. >> i will say, an 89-8 vote in the senate, they almost never vote that overwhelmingly. brad mentioned this, i want to play something. brad said he
go ahead. >> the reason we took this to the edge is because harry reid can't pass a budget out of the senate. if washington was working fine, the budgets would pass in april lake they do every year, we would spend the next six months discussing it and be on the floor in november in a conference report and these situations would be avoided. >> to brad's point, i would not let it go -- it's like a debate. i think you get a minute here to respond. but john boehner has taken the lion's...
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senate majority leader harry reid is in the hospital this morning. they said in part early this morning senator reed was not feeling well and as a precaution decided to go to the hospital. tests have been conducted and everything is normal. he is alert, resting and feeling better. his office said he will remain in the hospital for observation and will not be working today. we will bring you developments as we get there and hope senator reid gets better quickly. >> turning back to the developments this morning, david is the deputy senior adviser for communications and strategy and joins me now. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> i want to start with simply a question of why make this change three days before the deadline for january 1st. in the worlds of the insurance company industry, creating a disruption so late in the game. >> more choice. more choice for a narrow and shrinking universe of people. we have been trying to accommodate for the past month. that began on the president's policy of renewals that half the states took up that extended
senate majority leader harry reid is in the hospital this morning. they said in part early this morning senator reed was not feeling well and as a precaution decided to go to the hospital. tests have been conducted and everything is normal. he is alert, resting and feeling better. his office said he will remain in the hospital for observation and will not be working today. we will bring you developments as we get there and hope senator reid gets better quickly. >> turning back to the...
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on abc over the weekend, harry reid pointedly would not commit to supporting an assault weapons ban. >> i didn't vote for the assault weapons last time because it didn't make sense but i'll take a look at it. i think everyone acknowledges we should do some background checks. >> reid said the senate would move the bill through the judiciary committee, it's unlikely to include a gun ban. though reid has said california senator dianne feinstein will have an opportunity to present the provision as an amendment once the bill reaches the senate floor. remember there's a whole bunch of red tape democrats want to actively cascade a vote against the assault weapons ban so they can show they are pro-gun. >> the super bowl ad new york city mayor's group ran in the d.c. market focused on one part of the gun control bills and that's the background check, one pointing out the nra at one time supported closing the gun show loophole. >> we think it's reasonable to provide mandatory, instant criminal background checks for every sale at every gun show, no loopholes anywhere for anyone. >> 14 years lat
on abc over the weekend, harry reid pointedly would not commit to supporting an assault weapons ban. >> i didn't vote for the assault weapons last time because it didn't make sense but i'll take a look at it. i think everyone acknowledges we should do some background checks. >> reid said the senate would move the bill through the judiciary committee, it's unlikely to include a gun ban. though reid has said california senator dianne feinstein will have an opportunity to present the...
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last night harry reid and mitch mcconnell closed in on a plan that would raise the nation's borrowing limb, reopen e the government, but temporarily. the legislative egg heads, as some call them, have been up all night writing the legislation even as they're ironing out the final details. >> we've made tremendous progress. we are not there yet but tremendous progress. perhaps tomorrow will be a bright day. >> i think it's safe to say we've made substantial progress and we look forward to making more progress in the near future. >> clearly harry reid is an annie fan because the sun did come out this morning. it would fund the government through january 15th, that means through the holidays. good news for consumer confidence. frankly good news for everybody that works in washington who's sort of relieved that they can take the holiday they planned. it extend the borrowing limit on faper through february 7th, but you can't plan on that number. this debt ceiling we're hitting about now, we thought we would hit it in may. this would give legislatures a december 13th deadline to hammer out
last night harry reid and mitch mcconnell closed in on a plan that would raise the nation's borrowing limb, reopen e the government, but temporarily. the legislative egg heads, as some call them, have been up all night writing the legislation even as they're ironing out the final details. >> we've made tremendous progress. we are not there yet but tremendous progress. perhaps tomorrow will be a bright day. >> i think it's safe to say we've made substantial progress and we look...
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provided harry reid actually has an open amendment process. we ought to have this debate. america needs to know where we stand. >> at least 12 republican senators have said they will not filibuster the bill before it comes to the floor. folks, my math is, you know, pretty basic. i think we're getting close to over60 votes to prevent a filibuster. senate aides say that debate will go all next week. frankly, it could stretch into the following week. the understanding is that the manchin/toomey compromise would be offered as the first amendment to reid's gun bill. reid has pledged votes on both an assault weapons ban, a ban on the high capacity magazines, and they're still trying to decide how to handle republican amendments. all part of the negotiating process. all that said it's not a coincidence that momentum has shifted in favor of advocates of new gun restrictions. eight newtown families spent yesterday going literally senate office to senate office privately making direct appeals to those senators. the debate has been passionate on both sides. yesterday it turned very p
provided harry reid actually has an open amendment process. we ought to have this debate. america needs to know where we stand. >> at least 12 republican senators have said they will not filibuster the bill before it comes to the floor. folks, my math is, you know, pretty basic. i think we're getting close to over60 votes to prevent a filibuster. senate aides say that debate will go all next week. frankly, it could stretch into the following week. the understanding is that the...
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harry reid is not going anything. they need to articulate an end game. >> let me ask you, do you shut down the government and say this strategy worked because we repeal the medical device tax? >> i feel like at a certain point -- >> >> is that worth it? >> this is a tough situation. i have been seeing polling numbers for weeks now that indicated that this was a dangerous path to go down. we are here and so the house by trying to change on- >> your firm has been reminding people. >> the house by sending multiple things over. >> a president not worried about reelection. >> that's a huge issue. you have to look at they are on the wrong side of the issue. there consequences and i don't think it will be for the democrats. >> we shall see. we will talk a little health care. it's interesting what's going on. up next, into the costs and coverage offered by the affordable care act. we talked about the benefit for a 27-year-old and the pros and cons for people 55 and older. find out if the government cleared up any of the probl
harry reid is not going anything. they need to articulate an end game. >> let me ask you, do you shut down the government and say this strategy worked because we repeal the medical device tax? >> i feel like at a certain point -- >> >> is that worth it? >> this is a tough situation. i have been seeing polling numbers for weeks now that indicated that this was a dangerous path to go down. we are here and so the house by trying to change on- >> your firm has...
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harry reid at 59% and john boehner at 75%. the president 54. senator, to you and mr. grayson after that. is it fair to say that this age group is very much dis disenfranchised with the market? >> i think so absolutely. the numbers reflect general dissatisfaction with the way government is working right now or at least in the eyes of this generation. not working and looking for alternatives. it's not to say that the people who are currently in office can't be that alternative, but they have to speak to the issues and speak to the voters in this generation and skplichb learn from them and address their concerns. they need to take a queue from pope francis and perhaps the official garments and go out and walk among the people and listen and learn and deal with them on their own terms. >> we saw that in the republican party. is that where it's moving to get people disenfranchised? >> there is a libertarian strand and you see it throughout this generation. you have to talk to these. they are up for grabs. you have a general dissatisfaction for leadership. they have shown w
harry reid at 59% and john boehner at 75%. the president 54. senator, to you and mr. grayson after that. is it fair to say that this age group is very much dis disenfranchised with the market? >> i think so absolutely. the numbers reflect general dissatisfaction with the way government is working right now or at least in the eyes of this generation. not working and looking for alternatives. it's not to say that the people who are currently in office can't be that alternative, but they...
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majority leader harry reid describing the prospects for immigration reform in the months ahead. >> it is going to be first thing on our agenda. the -- majority, every senate, lists their top ten items. immigration is the number one item. we are going to do immigration. they are now -- agreed tentatively on a path of citizenship which is the big stumbling block. we may be able to come up with a bipartisan bill quicker than you think. >> it is going to move fast. bottom line big deals happening in congress on a bipartisan basis when there are people on both sides who stand to benefit. in this case republicans in congress and republicans nationally immediate immigration reform. perhaps even more be the democrats do. that's why paul ryan jumped onboard. he and marco rubio won on this. that's a big deal. >>> stalemate over spending. president obama says he won't negotiate on the debt limit. is the government shutdown inevitable? greg waldon, a member of the leadership, he joins me on that issue and more on whether his party has primary problem. we will ask him how he plans to deal with tha
majority leader harry reid describing the prospects for immigration reform in the months ahead. >> it is going to be first thing on our agenda. the -- majority, every senate, lists their top ten items. immigration is the number one item. we are going to do immigration. they are now -- agreed tentatively on a path of citizenship which is the big stumbling block. we may be able to come up with a bipartisan bill quicker than you think. >> it is going to move fast. bottom line big deals...
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are they broken and just harry reid is papering over with them? >> it's just that there is no good way out i think is the issue. if they had a way out, they would try to take it. it's hard to overestimate the frustration among the senate democrats who are trying to get reelected. >> they are not all up. >> but the majority is on the line and there is no off-ramp. you guys are coming back. >> unless it's something else that people have not noticed enough. that's to do with the staff shake-up. much more ahead here on "the daily rundown." it's not just clinton and christie. the biggest news of the week could be coming from jeb bush. ground zero for 2014. more than just the governor's race. first a look ahead at the politics planner. a busy day. as we told you, president meeting with health care ceos. see how that goes. you are watching "the daily rundown" only on msnbc. my name is mike and i quit smoking. chantix... it's a non-nicotine pill. i didn't want nicotine to give up nicotine. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix (varenicline) is pr
are they broken and just harry reid is papering over with them? >> it's just that there is no good way out i think is the issue. if they had a way out, they would try to take it. it's hard to overestimate the frustration among the senate democrats who are trying to get reelected. >> they are not all up. >> but the majority is on the line and there is no off-ramp. you guys are coming back. >> unless it's something else that people have not noticed enough. that's to do...